Bagels

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Standard, Non-Artisany Bagel Preference

Onion bagel with plain cream cheese
7
19%
Plain bagel with scallion (or chive) cream cheese
13
36%
Something stupid
16
44%
 
Total votes: 36

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Rex wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:27 am Unpopular food opinion: while bad bagels most definitely exist, "good bagels" do not.
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But that is so wrong.

Around the corner from my house.

Crunchy and delicious.

And In Montreal

Light and fluffy.
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Yeah, this is still upsetting me. If you like bread and claim bagels can't be great, you've just only had shitty bagels.
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Literally my number one complaint about living in Las Vegas, worse than the heat or the moprons who live here or anything else is that it's almost impossible to find good bread/rolls, etc. Basically any bread-like substance here sucks somehow, even in the bakeries. Nothing like the east coast or the midwest.
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brian wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:14 pm Literally my number one complaint about living in Las Vegas, worse than the heat or the moprons who live here or anything else is that it's almost impossible to find good bread/rolls, etc. Basically any bread-like substance here sucks somehow, even in the bakeries. Nothing like the east coast or the midwest.
It is astounding to me when I visit my sister and her family in DC that the only bagels they have are disgusting.

Put it this way, grocery store bagels are to good bagels what Bud Light is to a fine craft beer.
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mister d wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:10 pm Yeah, this is still upsetting me. If you like bread and claim bagels can't be great, you've just only had shitty bagels.
In my defense, on the rare occasions I've been coaxed into trying a bagel, I've been assured they were "the best in town." Maybe I just need to move... ;-)
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Pruitt wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:29 pmIt is astounding to me when I visit my sister and her family in DC that the only bagels they have are disgusting.
This is a big issue. Bagels, as much or more than anything, seem to suffer from an unusually high "my favorite" equals "best" problem.
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mister d wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:10 pm Yeah, this is still upsetting me. If you like bread and claim bagels can't be great, you've just only had shitty bagels.
Yeah, I was wondering, unless they are stale or something, how bad can a "bad bagel" be? At worst, it's round bread.
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brian wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:14 pm Literally my number one complaint about living in Las Vegas, worse than the heat or the moprons who live here or anything else is that it's almost impossible to find good bread/rolls, etc. Basically any bread-like substance here sucks somehow, even in the bakeries. Nothing like the east coast or the midwest.
Altitude and humidity fuck up baking.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:55 pm
mister d wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:10 pm Yeah, this is still upsetting me. If you like bread and claim bagels can't be great, you've just only had shitty bagels.
Yeah, I was wondering, unless they are stale or something, how bad can a "bad bagel" be? At worst, it's round bread.
It's not quite your standard bread, though, is it? It's oddly dense, and any I've tried have a flavor I don't quite care for.

Then again, my taste in bread runs to a basic loaf of plain white, so perhaps I am not the best to judge.
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Bagels are boiled, then baked. It's part of what makes them dense, compared to most bread.

Pretty reasonable for someone who likes fluffy/airy bread to not dig bagels.

I mean, fuck those people, we can't be friends. But I can see it.
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Nonlinear FC wrote: Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:30 pm I mean, fuck those people, we can't be friends. But I can see it.
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A pumpernickel bagel w sesame seeds is called a Black Russian and it is fucking delicious.
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bfj wrote: Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:42 am A pumpernickel bagel w sesame seeds is called a Black Russian and it is fucking delicious.
Never heard the name before, but you are spot on.

Hot out of the oven with a little butter, or with some herring... heaven.
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Pruitt wrote: Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:47 am
bfj wrote: Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:42 am A pumpernickel bagel w sesame seeds is called a Black Russian and it is fucking delicious.
Never heard the name before, but you are spot on.

Hot out of the oven with a little butter, or with some herring... heaven.
If by butter you mean cream cheese and by herring you mean lox or smoked whitefish, I agree.
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bfj wrote: Sat Jun 23, 2018 9:31 am
Pruitt wrote: Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:47 am
bfj wrote: Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:42 am A pumpernickel bagel w sesame seeds is called a Black Russian and it is fucking delicious.
Never heard the name before, but you are spot on.

Hot out of the oven with a little butter, or with some herring... heaven.
If by butter you mean cream cheese and by herring you mean lox or smoked whitefish, I agree.
Easily interchangeable in this scenario. A win-win-win situation.
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Man, I thought everybody enjoyed bagels.
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rass wrote: Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:10 pm She's done
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bfj wrote: Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:03 pm
rass wrote: Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:10 pm She's done
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If she asked for it toasted I might actually consider voting for that shit
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See, it really is about avoidance of bad bagels!
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bfj wrote: Sat Jun 23, 2018 8:42 am A pumpernickel bagel w sesame seeds is called a Black Russian and it is fucking delicious.
Didn't know what this was and googled. The first mention is of it used in a Reuben bagel sandwich.
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Pumpernickel bagel with sesame seeds sounds fucking incredible but I doubt you can get that anywhere west of the Appalachians.
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brian wrote: Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:06 pm Pumpernickel bagel with sesame seeds sounds fucking incredible but I doubt you can get that anywhere west of the Appalachians.
Doubtful. Never heard the term "black Russian," but those babies are all over the place in my hood.

A classic that some bagel places here sell is a rye bagel. A bit sour, caraway seeds... fantastic.
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German billionaire family that owns Einstein Bros. Bagels admits Nazi past

Early donors to the Nazi Party, employers of slaves etc., etc.

Want to boycott?

In addition to those "bagels," they own pieces of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Panera Bread, Pret a Manger, Stumptown Peet’s Coffee, Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper-Snapple.

And they are worth $40 billion or so.
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Pruitt wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:26 pm German billionaire family that owns Einstein Bros. Bagels admits Nazi past

Early donors to the Nazi Party, employers of slaves etc., etc.

Want to boycott?

In addition to those "bagels," they own pieces of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Panera Bread, Pret a Manger, Stumptown Peet’s Coffee, Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper-Snapple.

And they are worth $40 billion or so.
notice you left Durex out as one of their holdings.....(insert boycott joke that is funny that I could not quickly craft)
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wlu_lax6 wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:48 pm
Pruitt wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:26 pm German billionaire family that owns Einstein Bros. Bagels admits Nazi past

Early donors to the Nazi Party, employers of slaves etc., etc.

Want to boycott?

In addition to those "bagels," they own pieces of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Panera Bread, Pret a Manger, Stumptown Peet’s Coffee, Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper-Snapple.

And they are worth $40 billion or so.
notice you left Durex out as one of their holdings.....(insert boycott joke that is funny that I could not quickly craft)
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Am I the only weirdo who likes salt bagels?
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DaveInSeattle wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:43 pm Am I the only weirdo who likes salt bagels?
No.
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DaveInSeattle wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:43 pm Am I the only weirdo who likes salt bagels?
Lord no. My second favorite behind asiago.
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Watch your salt intake as you get older, boys.
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Can I just be a bagel polygamist and say I like them all? As to the schmear (still can't believe I've only known about that word in the last few years) I'm just not into anything vegetable and cream cheese related though I'll still eat it. All the others seem really good.
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Anti-salt bagel, just so we can "hear both sides", but I also take 90% of the salt off a pretzel so I'm not the best judge here.
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mister d wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:27 pm Anti-salt bagel, just so we can "hear both sides", but I also take 90% of the salt off a pretzel so I'm not the best judge here.
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TT2.0 wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:33 pm
mister d wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:27 pm Anti-salt bagel, just so we can "hear both sides", but I also take 90% of the salt off a pretzel so I'm not the best judge here.
Who hurt you?
Clearly it was a salted pretzel
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Johnnie wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:47 am Can I just be a bagel polygamist and say I like them all? As to the schmear (still can't believe I've only known about that word in the last few years) I'm just not into anything vegetable and cream cheese related though I'll still eat it. All the others seem really good.

Still places with the green chile schmear?

and questions of the cream cheese have been raised!
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